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Tylor Megill SP | NYM
Mets' Tylor Megill: Mets-Braves postponed Sunday
Megill and New York won't face Atlanta on Sunday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Queens.
The two teams have now had two consecutive games postponed for weather-related reasons. New York and Atlanta will make up the postponement from Saturday as part of a split doubleheader Aug. 12, while Sunday's postponed contest will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader Monday. Expect Megill to take the hill for one of those two contests.
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Spencer Strider SP | ATL
Braves' Spencer Strider: Braves-Mets postponed Sunday
Strider and Atlanta won't face the Mets on Sunday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Queens.
The two teams have now had two consecutive games postponed for weather-related reasons. Atlanta and New York will make up the postponement from Saturday as part of a split doubleheader Aug. 12, while Sunday's postponed contest will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader Monday. Expect Strider to take the hill for one of those two contests.
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Zach Davies SP | WAS
Diamondbacks' Zach Davies: Bullpen session expected
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday that Davies (oblique) is expected to throw a bullpen session this week, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
Davies recently started a throwing program and threw out to 120 feet Saturday. The bullpen session will be the right-hander's first time on a mound since sustaining the oblique injury during a start April 8.
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Clayton Kershaw SP | LAD
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Dominates in scoreless outing
Kershaw (5-1) earned the win Saturday, allowing two hits over seven scoreless innings against St. Louis. He struck out nine and did not walk a batter.
Kershaw has been in vintage form this season, allowing just one earned run over his last 20 innings. The southpaw currently sports a 0.76 WHIP, good for third in the league. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner is an easy lineup lock ahead of his next start, which is tentatively scheduled to be on the road against San Diego.
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Jordan Montgomery RP | TEX
Cardinals' Jordan Montgomery: Takes undeserved loss
Montgomery (2-4) took the loss Saturday, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over 6.2 innings against the Dodgers. He struck out seven.
Montgomery pitched a gem, but the Cardinals couldn't get anything going on offense. The southpaw has now given up just one earned run over his last 12.2 innings and has generally been reliable this year outside of one bad start (seven runs allowed over four innings) against Arizona on April 18th. The former Yankee is tentatively slated to face the Tigers at home in his next start.
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Noah Davis SP | PIT
Rockies' Noah Davis: Takes first loss of season
Davis (0-1) took the loss Saturday, allowing seven runs on seven hits and two walks over two innings in an 11-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. He struck out two.
Davis was completely dominated by the Arizona offense after giving up just one run over his first 9.2 innings pitched this year. The rookie was bound to have a bad game at some point, and he'll have plenty of chances for redemption going forward. The right-hander's next opportunity is tentatively scheduled to be against the Mets on the road.
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Hunter Greene SP | CIN
Reds' Hunter Greene: Fans 10 in no-decision
Greene did not factor in the decision against Oakland on Saturday. He pitched five innings, allowing two unearned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out 10 batters.
The 22-year-old was dinged for two runs in the second inning, though both were unearned since the frame began with a Nick Senzel error. Aside from that, Greene was impressive, recording his second double-digit strikeout effort this season and racking up a whopping 24 swings-and-misses. He was prevented from going deeper into the contest because he needed 112 pitches to get through five frames, costing him a chance at his third quality start in his past four outings. Nonetheless, Greene is looking every bit like one of the best young hurlers in the game this season, registering a 2.89 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 40:11 K:BB across 28 innings.
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Tommy Henry SP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Tommy Henry: Notches first win of season
Henry (1-0) earned the win Saturday, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk over 5.1 innings against the Rockies. He struck out three.
Henry appeared destined for a quality start Saturday with just one run given up through five frames, but he recorded just one out in the sixth as Colorado struck for three runs. The 25-year-old has a 6.52 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 4:5 K:BB across 9.2 innings across his first two big-league starts of the season, and he won't be on the fantasy radar without significant improvements.
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Corbin Burnes SP | ARI
Brewers' Corbin Burnes: Earns third win of season
Burnes (3-1) earned the win Saturday, allowing one run on five hits and one walk over six innings against the Angels. He struck out five.
The right-hander produced his second quality start of the season Saturday, and he has a 1.85 ERA across his past four outings after he surrendered 10 runs in his first two starts of the season. Burnes' numbers are starting to normalize after the rough start, and he has a 4.01 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 27:11 K:BB across 33.2 frames this year. The 28-year-old is tentatively slated to face San Francisco on the road in his next start.
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Gavin Stone SP | LAD
Dodgers' Gavin Stone: MLB debut likely for Wednesday
The Dodgers are expected to promote Stone from Triple-A Oklahoma City to start against the Phillies on Wednesday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
The right-hander is considered one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, and while he's posted a 4.74 ERA over 24.2 innings thus far with Triple-A Oklahoma City, he's allowed just one run over his last two outings while registering a 15:4 K:BB. Stone's stuff is good enough for him to find immediate success, but the Phillies will present a challenging first test for the 24-year-old's MLB debut.